"The rest, like Oscar de la Renta’s ruffled latex tops in
Easter-egg colors, is just for show. —- Mr. de la
Renta is far more a hot dog than an éminence grise of American
fashion. He opened his lively show on Tuesday with a red
latex pencil skirt, a sleek ivory wool pantsuit and dairymaid
lace. The models’ hair was streaked with war paint, and midway
along, after bead-quivering jackets and neon-bright skirts, he
sent out white lace with black pencil-like scribbles. It was
wonderfully cantankerous, a good bit of window-dressing for the
gooey stuff that followed."

Oscar de la Renta followed with this letter published by Women's Wear Daily's print edition. He called Horyn
a "stale 3-day-old hamburger":